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A METHOD RECOMMENDED FOR EVALUATING RESIDUAL PESTICIDES FOR COCKROACH CONTROL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Surat S. Batth
Surat S. Batth
Affiliation:
Pesticide Bioassay Laboratory, Plant Products Division, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
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Abstract

A procedure is described for evaluating commercial residual pesticides commonly used for cockroach control. Tempered masonite panels, five per product and standard (3% chlordane), were treated uniformly on their smooth side and aged up to 5 weeks. During aging, these panels were tested at 1, 3, and 5 weeks after treatment for efficacy based on mortality of male cockroaches exposed to them for 48 h. A product is satisfactory if the average percentage kill obtained is equal to, greater than, or within 5 percentage points less than that of the standard tested in conjunction with it. A product meeting the first and third week mortality limits is also considered acceptable.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 106 , Issue 10 , October 1974 , pp. 1081 - 1085
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1974

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